ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[*julez* 124]

Mine possible adjudication date is holding steady at 21 November, but at the rate VSC is moving I don't believe that I'll get my NOA2 this year. Sigh. I am really depressed today.

[Jeraly 4]

my estimated date gone back to 10th november.....it's only one day earlier but hey it's one day in right direction!!!

I WANT IT NOW NOW NOW NOW *stamps foot like angry 3yr old*

Well I should have had mine over a week ago according to mine! Crazy thing... wonder what made it do that... if only it were a couple days later I could get Jeremy to call USCIS... haha!!

*Edit*'

Ok - had my fun - back to the 2nd Dec I go Owel It's a day earlier than it was before it told me a week ago ;D

Edited September 13, 2007 by Jeraly

[Bill y Bella 0]

I made some comments in red.

I just checked the July Filer's spread sheet for the first time in a long time. Looks great but it seems the participation rate is low. There are 210 K1 petitions that were mailed in July and we only have about 57 petitions on the spread sheet. In order to make this spreadsheet as valuable as possible we need to try to maximize the participation rate. One of the reasons that the CSC & VSC threads by bszoom are so popular is that people know they can go there and instantly see how their progress compares with everyone else.

I agree that a higher participation rate would be good but I think as Debz is entering all the info by hand this would be an arduous task... bszoom I think runs a programme he wrote to extract the information and have it laid out like that so if we have a July computer whiz who can make a spreadsheet as beautiful as Debz's then put your hands up!!! Only Lord Zoom has the power to extract data. I can't extract the data but I am pretty good at building spreadsheets and making them idiot proof. Also the potential flaw in zoomer's approach is it is dependent on him. No zoomer no spreadsheet. The nice thing about a user managed spreadsheet is it is less work for the editors and not dependent on any one individual.

I have a couple of suggestions for the group to consider.

Freeze the frames so that the heading line is always showing. I know each user can do it themselves but I'm not sure if everyone will realize this. It gets a little confusing when the heading line srolls off the screen. I think if the editor freezes the heading rows that will be the default view for all users, but I'm not positive about that.

This would be cool I must say although I have never figured out how to do it even in excel Here is how to do it. Make sure the info you want to always see is on the screen. Click the cell to the right of the column and below the row that you want to freeze. I clicked B3. Now at the top of the page, click "View" then "freeze/unfreeze panes". Now you should be able to scroll without losing the headings and left hand column. To unfreeze, repeat the steps.

"Allow" access to anyone who mailed / shipped their petition during July. That was the original intent when the thread (not the spreadsheet) was started because at that time getting the package in the mail was the step we were all focussing on. If we wind up with some people on the spread sheet who received NOA1's in August I do not see the harm. It will be helpful for those that filed toward the end of the month to see what is happening to others who did the same.

Agreed

5. Make the spread sheet open access. I know there is a risk of someone messing things up, but it should be fairly easy for the moderators to repair things if necessary. I think the advantage of more entries and greater participation outweigh the risk. It may also be possible to keep the design elements locked but allow users to enter data. My guess is that a lot of users who hesitate to send you a PM would go ahead and enter their data in the spreadsheet if they could. You could make a copy of the spreadsheet before you made it open access so you could restore the old one if the experiment was a total disaster.

Worth a try - I know when I was trying to moderate the maps it turned into a bit of a nightmare - I even put formatting instructions in a really obvious place which some people managed to totally delete and put their names in - I'm not sure how anyone accidently does that!!! In Editgrid cells can be locked so they cannot be changed. That will eliminate a lot of the problems.

6. Consider splitting the K1 page into VSC K1 & CSC K1 pages. This will eliminate the need for users to add rows etc. They could just add their data on the bottom row and then you could sort the spreadsheet periodically if it will not do it automatically. You could also go ahead and copy your formulas in the entire column so that they are there ready to go if someone enters data on the line. In excel one can make the formula invisible until there is data for the formula to use. I'm not sure if that works with edit grid or not.

Kinda like the idea of the different sheets but when we start moving onto AOS etc then it might get a bit more awkward... I guess we could cross that bridge when we came to it though..? Yes. AOS seems sooooooooooo far away.

7. Make a periodic announcement with a link in the forum about updates, current number of petitions etc to prompt people to go take a look at the spreadsheet. I noticed that since we put the spreadsheet on another site there have been very few comments about it. The links in our signatures are not as effective at driving traffic as an actual post.

Good point but won't that get kinda annoying having loads of threads about one thing all the time? Or maybe it could just get mentioned here periodically - is that what you mean? Yes. And maybe an occassional post in the main K1 forum to let folks know we exist.

if people send me their info I have no problems adding it in. Takes my mind off other stuff like waiting and wedding plans. going to play around with formulas later or tomorrow and maybe make some changes. I think the seperate pages for CSC and VSC could get confusing once we get to AOS as there will be so many pages to go through. Might play around with layout too.

But they are not sending you the data. That is the primary problem that needs to be addressed.

Edited September 13, 2007 by Bill y Bella

[Bill y Bella 0]

I hadn't thought about it until now, but the spreadsheet for July filers (which is brilliant, by the way) includes some 30th and 31st July applicants. I have no idea whether these are receipt dates and therefore whether they are old fee or new fee applicants.

I think we agreed to use the dates on the NOA1 hard copies but then again... who knows - it isn't regulated so

In that case I'm not a July filer. Not even a September filer at this stage

As founder of this thread I do hereby declare that you are a July Forum Filer!

You started the process the same month as everyone else and you are one of us. Remember our pledge: For faster, for slower, for RFE or none.... We will not cast you aside because of USCIS screwups!

You are an official July Forum Filer and we are glad to have you!

[Jeraly 4]

Yay!!! Oh I feel so happy now and I can't quite explain it!!

[Bill y Bella 0]

Mine possible adjudication date is holding steady at 21 November, but at the rate VSC is moving I don't believe that I'll get my NOA2 this year. Sigh. I am really depressed today.

EMERGENCY! MEMBER DOWN!

CALLING AMRSSNOWANGEL!

Please report to July Filers Forum! Stat!!!

[rae_and_scott 1]

HAHAHAHA!

:lol: :lol:

[*julez* 124]

Mine possible adjudication date is holding steady at 21 November, but at the rate VSC is moving I don't believe that I'll get my NOA2 this year. Sigh. I am really depressed today.

EMERGENCY! MEMBER DOWN!

CALLING AMRSSNOWANGEL!

Please report to July Filers Forum! Stat!!!

While this did make me chuckle, I still feel sh*tty today. I hate USCIS, I hate waiting. Its all a farce.

[thejoz 0]

My VJ projected date of November 18th has held steady for...probably at least two weeks now, if not more.

So that'd make my waiting just under 4 months if I got it then. That'd be just fine with me. We already plan on her not coming back till after the first of the year, so...

We'll just have to wait, as usual...

[Bill y Bella 0]

does anyone else find it strange that there isnt a september filers thread and we're halfway thru the month?

is no one filing in september on VJ? does that mean its a slow month and the service centers can catch up some? I know when i filed i couldnt wait to get on here and have a thread. There are several threads for may, june, july, and august but not one for September. Are they maybe just a quiet bunch?

Chris

I don't think there are very many of them.

And yes, I think if the number of August and September filings with higher priority than I-129F's are also lower than normal, that will eventually help free up some adjudicators to work on our stuff. However, the number of I-129F's filed in August and September will have no effect on those of us who preceed them.

For K1 petitions submitted by VJ members for all service centers I come up with:

Jan 07 - Jun 07: 1044 (174 / month)
June:             141 (19% below average)
July :            210 (21% above average)
August:            42 (it's still early but August is looking light so far!)
September:         15 (the month is only about half over, but where is everyone?)

[Jeraly 4]

I'm just feeling cut off from things at the moment - I'm getting married in Feb regardless because it was booked before we realised what the visa process entailed. I am detaching myself from my friends and family because I don't want to feel bad when I leave but at the same time I am so nervous I am distancing myself from Jeremy too because it hurts so much each time he has to leave. I feel numb like I am a shell of the person I used to be and I just want to get on with my life

[rae_and_scott 1]

Isn't it odd, with the lack of approvals this month and lately, that so many of our adjudication dates are holding steady? Shouldn't they be getting later and later since there are almost no new approvals?

[weedebz 0]

i would love some progress. I want to be able to head over in march....at least wedding not booked til may so thats allowing some time. My estimated date been hovering between 10th - 13th nov....i'd do anything to see it back at 11th oct then i'd be 2/3 of the way there instead of 1/2. There are alot of us UK-ers too so i'm bracing for delays at embassy stage too. Who knows...maybe we'll all end up going en-masse!!! Visa mobbing...the new flash mobbing!

[*julez* 124]

I'm just feeling cut off from things at the moment - I'm getting married in Feb regardless because it was booked before we realised what the visa process entailed. I am detaching myself from my friends and family because I don't want to feel bad when I leave but at the same time I am so nervous I am distancing myself from Jeremy too because it hurts so much each time he has to leave. I feel numb like I am a shell of the person I used to be and I just want to get on with my life

I can relate to wanting to get on with life. Everything is on hold, and we're at ther mercy of people who don't care. I just want to fast forward to the day my fiance has his visa in his passport.

[chris4gretchen 1]

I don't think there are very many of them.

And yes, I think if the number of August and September filings with higher priority than I-129F's are also lower than normal, that will eventually help free up some adjudicators to work on our stuff. However, the number of I-129F's filed in August and September will have no effect on those of us who preceed them.

For K1 petitions submitted by VJ members for all service centers I come up with:

Jan 07 - Jun 07: 1044 (174 / month)
June:             141 (19% below average)
July :            210 (21% above average)
August:            42 (it's still early but August is looking light so far!)
September:         15 (the month is only about half over, but where is everyone?)

yes i agree, it will make it fast for the filers in oct and nov etc, but i think the embassy's will be swamped from the increase thats coming to them.

Chris